Watch-case pendant



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A. M. YEAKEL.

WATCH CASE PENDANT. No. 317,914. Patented May 12, 1885;

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- UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICEa ABRAHAH M. YEAKEL, OF PERKASIE,PENXSYLVANIA.

WATCH-CASE PENDANT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 317,914, dated May 12,1885.

Application filed February 12, 188 7. (X model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ABRAHAM M. YEAKEL, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of Perkasie, in the county of Bucks and State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and .useful Improvements in\Vatch-Oase Pendants; and I do hereby declare that the following is afull, clear, and exact description of the invention, which will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form apart of this specification, and in which.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a portion of the case-center of awatch-case having my improved pendant. Fig. 2 is a sectional view takenvertically through the pendant. Fig. 3 is avertical sectional view takenon the line 00 a; in Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a horizontal sectional view takenon the line 3 g in Fig. 3; and Fig. 5 is a perspective detail view,showing the several parts composing my improved watchpendant separatedor detached from each other.

The same letters refer to the same parts in all the figures.

This invention relates to pendants for watch cases; and it has for itsobject to provide a pendant intended more especially for all classes ofhunting-case watches, whether face or stem winders, and also foropen-face stoniwinders, which shall be simple in construction,inexpensive, and absolutely dust-proof.

\Vith these ends in view the invention con sists in the improvedconstruction and cont bination of parts of the said watch-casependant,which will be hereinafter fully described, and particularlypointed out in the claims.

In the drawings hereto annexed, A desig nates a pendant, to the lowerend of which the case-center of the watch-case B is soldered orotherwise secured, and the sides of which are provided with recesses orsockets to receive the ends of the pendant bow-ring O. The pendant A isprovided with an upward-extending neck, D, upon which is fitted aswiveled ring, G, which is securely retained by means of a collar, H,firmly secured upon the upper end of said neck. A perforation, I,extends through the pendant A, the uppcr part of which is enlarged, soas to form a shoulder, J,upon which is seated a spiral spring, K.

L designates a crown, the inner side of which is provided with adownward-extending stem, M, passing through the perforation I. Saidcrown is provided on its inside with vertical grooves N N, registeringwith lugs O 0, extending laterally from the swiveled ring G, to whichlatter the said crown is secured by means of small screws PP. It will beseen that when this connection is made the spring K serves to force thecrown L in an upward direction, thus forcing the swiveled ring G intocontact with the collar H, and forming a prac tically dust-tight joint,which still leaves the crown L free to turn.

The lower or inner end of the push-pin M bears against the case-springQ, which may thus be operated by simple pressure from the outside uponthe crown L. By this arrangement the said case-spring also serves toforce the crown L in an upward direction, thus re enforcing the springK.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the drawingshereto annexed, the operation and advantages of this invention will bereadily understood.

The construction is simple and effective for the purpose set forth, andthe device may be readily applied to ordinary watch-cases.

Having thus described my invention, I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent of the United States 1. The combination of a pendanthaving an upward-extending neck, and provided with a verticalperforation, the upper part of which is enlarged, so as to form ashoulder, a spiral spring seated on said shoulder, a ring swiveled onthe neck of the pendant and retained by a collar fixed at the upper endof the same, and a crown fitted over and attached to the swiveled ring,and having astem extending through the perforation of the pendant, allarranged and operating substantially as and for the pur pose herein setforth.

2. The combination of the pendant having an upward-extending neck, theswiveled ring having laterally-extending lugs, the fixed re: rainingcollar, the crown having interior grooves adapted to receive the lugs ofthe swiveled ring, and provided with a downward-extending stem, meansfor attaching the said crown to the swiveled ring, and a spring Ibearing against and adapted to be operated by the lower or inner end ofthe stem extending downwardly from the crown, substantially I 5 as andfor the purpose herein set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereuntoaffixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ABRAHAM 'M. YEAKEL.

XVitnesses:

HENRKG. MoYEn, SAMUEL KRAMER.

